Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Can't. VIM. B. Enos. we'll. known rail-
road mau, died in Richmond Saturday.
The President yesterday appointed Sam
uel B. Mckinney to be postmaster at Farm
vile.
Col. George L. Peyton he's purchased the
Jordan Alum Springs. He is the owner
also of the Rock Alum Springs.
Rev. DR.. J. William Jones, of Richmond,
has declined call to the passionate of the
First Baptist Church, Houston, Texas.
Rev. DR.. ]. r. Hubbard, of Norfolk, has
been elected professor of moral philosophy
and humanity in William and Mary College.
The Associations of the Fifty. seventh and
Fifty-ninth Massachusetts regiments will
hold their next reunion in Petersburg early
in May.
Over one hundred workmen were. taken
on at the Norfolk navy yard to day and put
to work repairing the United States steam.
chip Ossipee.
Mrs. Jenkins, of Gloucester county, was
burned to death last week by the explosion
Of kerosene lamp with which che was at
tempting to kindle fire.
Mr.. VIM. Irving, an esteemed and excel
lent citizen of Stafford, died at his late resi-
| ueDCe III luuI equity vi uhobuoy ho4n4"6
last, in the S1st year OF his age.
Ground was broken in Norfolk Saturday
for $4,000 block Of FIVE buildings four
stories high, on Main street. They Will be
owned by Mr.. John Hare, of Philadelphia.
The dwelling house at the Rappahannock
Gold Mines in Spottsylvania county and the
commis:ary building adjoining, were COM
pletely destroyed by fire last Friday alter
noon.
A company OF wealthy Phladelphians
propose to establish extensive rolling mills
at Roakoke city A bill to incorporate this
company has been introduced in the State
Senate.
The Virginia Nail and Iron Works Com.
PAW, at Lynchburg. has determined to in
crease its capital stock SIS 900 and to build
blast furnace with capacity OF 40 tons OF
metal daily.
Clnedinst & Bodwel, carriage manufac
turers, of Staunton, have ab5conded, leav'
ing between twenty five and thirty thou.
sand dollars of debts, large part of which
is represented by forged notes.
The Lynchburg Adrance Gays that the
Singer Manufacturing Company, of New
York, few days since bought over $4,000
acres of land in Wise and Dickinson count
les, for which they paid Sl25,o0O.
The Danville city council have passed
resolution asking the Legislature to allow
the city to appropriate $500 900 for new gas
works, water works and sewers. con-
tract for new street railway was made yes
terday, the line to be in operation by June.
A bill YVES introduced in the House Of
Delegates yesterday to give the Governor
the power 10 remove county and city treas
urers, the object aimed at being to place it
in the power of the Governor to remove
such of these officers as may accept coupons
! in payment of taxes.
1t is expected that Rev. Dwight L.
Moody, the evangelist, will take part in the
dedication of the new building just complet-
ed in Richmond for the Young Mems Chris
tan Association. 1t was partly through the
exertions of Mr.. Moody that the fund for
the erection of the home was secured.
The bill granting the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company the privilege of III
creasing It's capital stock TO S5,00O,0O0 is
said to be for the purpose of making ex-
tensions into the mineral regions of South.
west Virginia and equipping the same.
These extensions will insure the company
nearly 81 100000 of new business.
a house situated near Savageville Acco-
mac county, and belonging to Rev. P. a.
Leatherburg, was destroyed by fire early
Monday morning. The house was occupied
ut the time by Peter Beckett, colorsd man,
who, with his family, barely escaped from
the flames, losing all his effects. The fire is
supposed to have been accidental.
At Fair Port on Monday morning while
| Willie Haynie, nine years DID, and Richard
Washington, colored boy, aged eight years,
were paying at the residence of Capt. Hay
ME, they found an old gun that had not
been used for some time. Willie, taking
it up, pointed it at Richard saying, 81 am
going to kill you," pulled the trigger and
the gun was discharged, killing the colored
boy instantly.
At meeting Of the officers of the New
port News and Mississippi Valley r. r. Co.,
hold in Richmond yesterday for the
purpose of adopting uniform construc-
| ton of the interstate commerce law,
it was decided to recognize the long and.
short haul absolutely, with the exception
that when lower rates were required to be
made on account of water competition, such
rates should be met. Under this view the
new tariffs will be formulated to take effect
April 5.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
About two tons of trade dollars have been